Purpletigron

My commute is now taking 35 - 50 mins, depending on weather, traffic lights, other road users and my energy levels ... interesting. Am working tomorrow ... will have day off in lieu later ... will get free lunch plus dinner, honest guv ;-)

Aikido = of the good. Key training point tonight ... hands open and alive ;-)

Weston's bottle-conditioned cider also = of the good.

Mater experimenting with hypnotherapy for relaxation techniques ... watch this space.

Time to soak in a nice hot boof now. Have a good one ..

Mater just cycled her bike around the block! Although she's a very experienced cyclist, this is her first time back on the bike since she hurt her back and hip in January. She was terrified ... right up until she got her hands on the bike. Then ... suddenly ... *whoosh*, and she was off! OK, so she felt and looked a little wobbly, but it was a very quiet road, and she managed about 5 mins of coasting and pedalling before she felt whacked out.

She called it 'scary, but another hurdle jumped' :-)))

In other news, we just watched "Buffy vs. Dracula", the series 5 opener, and it seems slightly less silly having seen to the end of S7 (not sure why, it just does). From the S4 finale, "Restless", Buffy's Dream Tara: "Make sure you're ready for Dawn."

G & I have worked out a plan so that I at least get the weekend in Bangor (leaving 08:15 Sat, returning 20:00 Sun). But news from C still awaited - the original full week plan, or some shortened varient, might still be possible... Also, possible progress with the dojo.

Mater's friend B is going to bring a few more of the last bits and pieces which we forgot to collect from Mater's place last week.

I'm back into studying!

So, some good things are happening!